--- /URLCodec.java	2023-07-05 02:22:07.206132227 +0200
+++ /Codec-1/src/java/org/apache/commons/codec/net/URLCodec.java	2023-07-05 02:22:07.206132227 +0200
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@
      */
     public Object decode(Object pObject) throws DecoderException {
         if (pObject == null) {
-            return null;
+return false;
         } else if (pObject instanceof byte[]) {
             return decode((byte[]) pObject);
         } else if (pObject instanceof String) {
